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Welcome! This week’s standout for something different is the Old Head of Kinsale Lighthouse Open Weekend, with visits available on Saturday and Sunday.
There are still tickets for Joanne McNally at Cork Opera House for both nights this weekend.
Black Market favourites Tongue Tied have opened their own sandwich deli in Ballinlough.
And well done to Abigail, who won last week’s Sauna Snugg passes. We’ll be in contact shortly!
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✈️ Cork Airport Flight Deals Found This Week
Rhodes - €73 (usually €175+)* | 📅 Mon Sept 7 - Thurs Sept 10 | View fare →
Lanzarote - €86 (usually €139+)* | 📅 Sat Nov 21 - Wed Nov 25 | View fare →
*Usually = the average return price from Ryanair’s month-view fares.
Pop-Ups & Openings
🥪 Tongue Tied Deli (Now open At 12a Ballinlough Road, T12DP60, Wed-Sat)
New sandwich shop from Tongue Tied, serving freshly made sandwiches with their own hot sauces.
What’s On This Week
Wednesday August 26
🎬 The People's Picturehouse Cork Birthday Party Special | The Pav | 7pm | 🎟 €5 |
Film screening and awards ceremony celebrating independent cinema with short films.
Thursday August 27
🎨 Disco Mushrooms - Little Island Resort, Castlefreke, Co. Cork | The Little Island Motel | 6pm | 🎟 €27.79 |
Craft workshop where participants make sparkly mushroom ornaments with provided materials.
💕 Pitch‑A‑Friend Cork 35+ Edition + Pitch‑A‑Pet | Moxy Cork | 6:30pm | 🎟 €6.34 |
Speed-dating event where you pitch single friends and play interactive games.
📅 Pause Space Community Circle | The Haven Cafe | 7pm | 🎟 Free |
Guided circle for sharing, listening, and reflection with tea.
📚 Fiction Book Club | Waterstones Cork | 6pm–7pm | 🎟 Free |
Discussion of Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga, a coming-of-age novel set in Zimbabwe.
🎵 Mossie Connery : A Celebration | Cyprus Avenue | 7:30pm | 🎟 €22 |
Memorial concert featuring multiple musicians celebrating a sound engineer's legacy.
🎭 Judy – End of the Rainbow | The Everyman | Thu 27 Aug–Sat 5 Sep, 7:30pm | 🎟 From €25 |
Award-winning play portraying Judy Garland’s life behind the spotlight, featuring her best-known songs.
🎭 Sídh: Stories of Women from Irish Mythology | Cork Arts Theatre | Thu 27–Sat 29 Aug, 8pm; Fri & Sat 1pm | 🎟 €18 evening, €15 lunchtime |
Úna Ní Bhriain performs mythological Irish women’s stories blending seanchaí tradition and contemporary theatre.
Friday August 28
🎨 Urban Mirror: Mapping Food, Space and the City | Urban Mirror, Cornmarket St | 12pm | 🎟 Free |
Outdoor workshop exploring food and architecture through freehand drawing.
🎵 Concert of Hope 2026 | City Hall | 7pm | 🎟 Free |
Concert featuring inspirational music with Christian faith messaging.
🎸 Circus Extreme | Curraheen Showgrounds | 7:45pm + Sat Aug 29, 2pm | 🎟 €11.20 | Circus show fusing live rock music with acrobatic stunts and contemporary circus performance.
😂 Joanne McNally: Pinophile | Cork Opera House | Fri 28–Sat 29 Aug, 8pm | 🎟 €45.90 |
Irish comedian brings her Pinophile tour to Cork.
🎵 Leevy | savoy | 8pm | 🎟 €17.04 |
Traditional Irish music band explores themes of landscape and cultural identity.
📅 Bernard Casey live in Ned's Shed | Creedons Hotel, Macroom | 8pm | 🎟 €27.79 |
Viral comedian brings his live show to Cork.
Saturday August 29
🧘 Wellness Morning - Pilates, Breathwork & Meditation on The Beach | Myrtleville Beach | 7:30am | 🎟 €28.85 |
Pilates, breathwork, and meditation session combining movement and mindfulness practices.
📅 Irish Drift Series Round 4 | Adventure Park at Kartworld | 9am | 🎟 Free |
Motorsport drift competition featuring controlled slides and manoeuvres.
🗼 Old Head of Kinsale Lighthouse Open Weekend | Lusitania Museum & Old Head Signal Tower | Sat 29–Sun 30 Aug, 9:30am–5pm | 🎟 €15 adult, €40 family |
Shuttle bus visits to Old Head Lighthouse, supporting development of the Lusitania Museum.
🏃 Cape Clear Island Races | Cape Clear Island | 11:30am half marathon, 12:15pm 10km | 🎟 €70 - €125 |
Island trail races featuring a half marathon and 10km routes across Cape Clear.
🎻 Aurelian Ensemble | Triskel Arts Centre | 1pm | 🎟 €18, €15 concession |
Eight-piece chamber ensemble performs Schubert’s Octet in F major D.803.
🎨 Puppet Café (August Craft Month) | The Hideout Cafe And Art Gallery | 2pm | 🎟 €40 |
Puppetry introduction and puppet-making workshop for ages fifteen and upwards, materials included.
🎨 Special Places Workshop with Catherine Ramey | Greywood Arts (Residency for Artists) | 2pm | 🎟 €10 |
Painting and drawing workshop exploring memories of meaningful places using watercolour and pencil.
🎧 CLUB 30 | Cyprus Avenue | 6pm | 🎟 €11 |
Club night featuring 80s, 90s, 00s hits and current dance music with rooftop bar.
📅 RCW Prankeddddd | The Pav | 6pm | 🎟 €25.11 |
Wrestling championship tournament finals and semi-finals with international performers.
🎨 move meditate create | My Goodness | 6pm | 🎟 €8 |
Workshop combining qigong, yoga, meditation, and creative expression for stress relief.
🎬 Batman Returns | Triskel Arts Centre | 7pm | 🎟 €11 |
Tim Burton’s 1992 Batman sequel starring Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer and Danny DeVito.
🎉 End of Summer Party | The Idle Hour | 7pm | 🎟 Free |
End-of-summer party with DJs outside and live music inside.
🎧 MTRPLS x DISTORT x CATACOMBS: Kerrie, Jon Hussey | savoy | 8pm | 🎟 €14.20 |
Techno night featuring vinyl sets from two established electronic music DJs.
😂 Reggie’s Farm Show | Sea Church | 8pm–10pm | 🎟 €25 |
Cork comedy character Reggie returns with a new show about farming and rural Ireland.
🎸 Spaced (US) / Dry Socket (US) / Poser / Stantons Grave @ Dali, Cork | Dali | 8:30pm | 🎟 €13.85 |
Four bands perform: post-hardcore, metalcore, indie rock, and alternative rock.
🎧 SUMMER PARTY CORK | Wavelength Rooftop Bar | 10pm | 🎟 €17.07 |
Tropical-themed rooftop party with DJ, contests, and summer cocktails.
🎵 Afro Jam Party. | Kino Events House | 10pm | 🎟 €11.70 |
Dance party featuring Afro music and DJs.
Sunday August 30
🧘 Beach Yoga & Soundbath Fundraiser at Inchydoney | Inchydoney Beach | 10am | 🎟 €15 |
Beach yoga session with soundbath and raffle for cancer research fundraising.
🧘 Marina Market X Nellness | Marina Market | 11am | 🎟 €65.33 |
Pilates, yin yoga, and lymphatic drainage wellness classes at market event.
📚 Book Sale | Rebel Reads | 11am–4pm | 🎟 Free |
End-of-summer book sale with new stock at low prices.
🎨 THE WILD WEAVE - A - TORIUM | Greywood Arts (Residency for Artists) | 11am | 🎟 €65.33 |
Full-day weaving workshop in a travelling creative studio.
🎨 Stretch Sweat & Support - In Aid of The Irish Sepsis Foundation | The Hot Box Sauna | 2pm | 🎟 €22.42 |
Pilates and yoga workshop combining breathwork, core work, and meditation for the Irish Sepsis Foundation.
🎨 Rediscover your true essence | Triskel Art Center | 2pm | 🎟 €65.33 |
Workshop exploring Buddhist wisdom and positive psychology for personal authenticity.
❤️ 10th Anniversary & Fundraising Celebration Banquet | Nemo Rangers GAA Club | 3pm | 🎟 €30 |
Charity fundraising banquet marking ten years of community support work.
💕 Speed Dating Cork Ages 30-45 | Clancy's Cork | 3pm | 🎟 €18.56 |
Speed dating event for single adults aged thirty to forty-five.
📅 Grief Circle | The Hot Box Sauna | 4pm | 🎟 €33.15 |
Grief support circle offering a community space for shared bereavement.
🎨 PAINT YOUR OWN CANVAS - NEON PAINT EXPERIENCE | The Liberty Bar X Resistance | 6:30pm | 🎟 €35 |
Canvas painting workshop with neon lighting and beverage service.
🎬 OUT OF FRAME - Round 35: In Conversation with Damian McCarthy | The Roundy | 7pm | 🎟 Free |
Film talk screening horror shorts and discussing feature filmmaking with local director.
Monday August 31
🎨 Wine Tasting and Potteria | Potteria | 6:30pm | 🎟 €49 |
Wine tasting combined with pottery painting workshop.
🎸 The 502s | Cyprus Avenue | 7pm | 🎟 €33 |
Beach-folk five-piece performs with kaleidoscopic sound and energetic live show.
Tuesday September 1
🎨 Pasta Workshop September 1st | Don Gregorio | 6pm | 🎟 €54.60 | Workshop teaching participants to make fresh pasta from scratch.
📚 A Nation Once Again: Paul Howard in conversation with Mick Clifford - Cork | Waterstones | 6:30pm | 🎟 €5 |
Author discusses new novel about a diplomat preparing for Irish reunification.
📅 South Parish Community Circus Workshops | South Parish Community Centre | 8pm | 🎟 Free |
Introductory circus workshops exploring space, rhythm, movement, and coordination for all abilities.
Kids Events
📅 RCW Live In The Pav | The Pav | Sat 29 Aug, 2pm | 🎟 €13.85 |
Professional wrestling show featuring wrestlers from Ireland and Europe.
👶 Mini Melodies Cork Classes | Ballymaloe Grainstore | Tue 1 Sep, 11:15am–12:05pm | 🎟 €108.50 (7-week course) |
Seven-week multisensory music and developmental play course for babies aged 3–13 months, starting 1 September.
Planning Ahead
😂 Paul Crowley: That’s Paul Folks | City Limits | Fri 11 Sept, Doors 8pm, show 8:30pm | 🎟 €22.42 |
Cork comedian Paul Crowley performs his stand-up special about modern life and fatherhood.
🎧 Paul Oakenfold | Cyprus Avenue | Fri 25 Sep, 11pm–2:30am | 🎟 €33 |
Grammy-nominated trance DJ Paul Oakenfold plays a late-night club set.
🏉 Peter O’Mahony | Cork Opera House | Mon 28 Sep, 8pm | 🎟 €47.99 |
Peter O’Mahony discusses his rugby career with Joe Molloy; ticket includes his autobiography All In.
Old Cork
The Market Parade entrance to the English Market from Patrick Street in the 1960s.
Image attribution: Anthony Barry Photographic Archive
